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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Vanessa's family not do when they come for dinner at Grandpa Nye's house?
(a) Listen to stories.
(b) Drink homemade wine.
(c) Look at old photographs.
(d) Play cards.

2. What does Grandpa Nye share with schools in Cincinnati for Egyptian studies?
(a) His miniature pyramids.
(b) A muffified cat.
(c) Slides of his trip to Cairo.
(d) A replica of King Tut's tomb.

3. Who does Vanessa flirt with all summer?
(a) Dirk.
(b) Devin.
(c) Derek.
(d) Don.

4. What nationality was James DeGolyer?
(a) English.
(b) Irish.
(c) French.
(d) German.

5. What has Grandpa Nye always considered to be his friends during his life?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Rivers and lakes.
(c) Butterflies.
(d) Army buddies.

6. What does Vanessa's father show the kids at the lake how to do?
(a) Bait a hook.
(b) Sail a boat.
(c) Shoot craps.
(d) Build a fire.

7. What do Lisa and Vanessa go to the basement with Grandpa Nye to do?
(a) Find their old bicycles.
(b) Bring up some apples.
(c) Pick out a bottle of wine.
(d) Look at scrapbooks.

8. Whose spirit does Vanessa feel in the room as she views books and engravings in Grandpa Nye's library?
(a) Tecumseh's.
(b) Grandma Nye's.
(c) Uncle Joab's.
(d) William Henry Harrison's.

9. Which of the following did Grandpa Nye not do during his explorations as a young man?
(a) Sit with Indians around campfires.
(b) Hike through forests.
(c) Climb Mt. Everest.
(d) Go whitewater rafting.

10. Where is Dirk killed?
(a) In France.
(b) On the deck of a ship.
(c) On the beach at Normandy.
(d) In Germany.

11. Which company did Grandpa Nye work for and eventually run it completely?
(a) Morgan Burke Company.
(b) United Healthcare of Ohio.
(c) Procter & Gamble.
(d) Cincinnati Gas & Electric.

12. What is the name of Grandpa Nye's book?
(a) Buy a Car Without Being Taken for a Ride.
(b) Loves of My Life.
(c) How to Tie a Tie.
(d) Summer Wanderings in Northern Canada.

13. Where is Dirk going to college?
(a) Stanford.
(b) Princeton.
(c) Yale.
(d) Xavier.

14. What plans to Vanessa and Dirk make?
(a) To co-author a book.
(b) To get married.
(c) To go to the same college.
(d) To always vacation in Michigan.

15. For what does Grandpa Nye remain passionate?
(a) Books.
(b) Cars.
(c) Wine.
(d) Antiques.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Vanessa's canvas jacket?

2. In what month is Dirk killed?

3. What does Vanessa do in her bedroom?

4. What topic especially intrigues Grandpa Nye about history?

5. What does Vanessa wait for during the summer vacation?

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